matter of time; question of time
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
recommendation; referral; endorsement
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
dated; date; fixed; external
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in that way; like that; that way
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
imperial order; imperial decree
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
using one's arms as a pillow
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)