five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
height (of a person); stature
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to trample flat; to beat a path
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to run through; to run past
charm; incantation; spell; curse
high and low; rise and fall
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful