to begin (doing); to start (doing)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
stomach ache; abdominal pain
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
each; (arch.) you (plural)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
interval; break; pause; spare moment
review (of learned material); revision
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
menarche; first menstruation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag