to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
refutation; rebuttal; retort
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
next year; next fiscal year
society; public; community; social studies
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
student of a women's college; female university student
surface; appearances; exterior
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)