birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
all around; as far as the eye can see
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
finance-related; financial
work; business; company; study
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
(very) patient; persevering
expression; look; countenance; face
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
back street; back alley; off-street
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
the opposite direction; the other way
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
independent action; acting alone
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
don't worry about it; forget about it
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death