to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
very young; little; childish; immature
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that is to say; so that means
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
step; stride; counter for steps
site; point on a map; spot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate