to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to pay attention; to be watchful
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to be exhausted; to be worn out
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
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
the five fingers; leading five; top five
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path