near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
both hands; both arms; ten
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be consistent; to be coherent
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
with a start; with a jump
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
long ago; a long time ago; already
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer