near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to become completely chilled
single word; a few words; brief comment
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
whispered conversation; whispering
probability; likelihood; chances
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
decision; settlement; definition
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet