to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
suddenly; all of a sudden
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
not yet known; unknown; strange
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
reality; actuality; hard fact
one by one; one after another; successively
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
still; even now; to this day
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)