to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mountaineering club; mountain area
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
optimism; taking an optimistic view
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
at once; immediately; right now
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)