to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
still (continuing); as ever; further
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to run about; to rush about
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous