flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
while; during; while; although; all; both
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
many; much; plenty; hardly
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
long military service; having experienced many battles
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
genuine article; real thing; real deal
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)