increase in activity; activation
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
cooperation; collaboration
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
discovery; detection; finding
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time