close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
generation; the world; the age
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and; thereupon; because of that
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
platform; home; home base; home plate
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
souvenir store; gift shop
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mountain trail; path up a mountain
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
common reed (Phragmites australis)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
sea level; (surface of) sea
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
such ... as; or some such
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)