near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
breath; breathing; tone; mood
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
but; however; provided that
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
now; the present time; just now; another; more
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
long; drawn-out; very long
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed