to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
main street; avenue; boulevard
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
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
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
more than usual (usu. time)
big leakage; uncontained leak
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh