thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
little by little; bit by bit
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
feeling; sense; impression
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
story; tale; talk; discussion
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's field of expertise; one's strong area