to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up and throw away
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
brilliant; bright; dazzling
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)