explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
early (days); initial stage; initial
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
pair; the two; both persons; both things
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained