hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
memories; recollections; reminiscence
intimacy; affection; familiarity
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
proposal; offer; request; application
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to become pale; to turn pale
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew