negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
both hands; both arms; ten
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition