to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to run up to; to rush over
simply; merely; only; solely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
along the road; at the side of the road
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
play equipment; playground equipment
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight