going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
calamity; disaster; accident
massing (of troops); gathering
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to paint (draw) a picture
modern state; modern nation
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
accounting; administration (of money)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
barbershop; barber shop; barber
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
inspector; gauger; passer
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to use X as a selling point
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
overhand throw; a throw using the outside of the arm
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)