before ... days (months, etc.)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
conviction; belief; confidence
at once; immediately; right now
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to squash; to crush; to flatten
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
memory; sense; experience
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
scenery; scene; landscape
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to concern; to be related
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal