to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
health; healthy; sound; fit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
considerably; greatly; a lot
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to rush over; to run up to
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
knowing; (an) acquaintance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every