a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
together; at the same time; same; identical
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
continuation; succession; series
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
going straight on; going straight ahead
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
approximate age; age range
parts; accessories; components
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
casual speech; peer language; informal language