age difference; disparity in age; age gap
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to press against each other; to huddle together
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
that day; the very same day
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)