to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
line of spears held at the ready
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
probability; likelihood; chances
to happen to meet; to come across
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
scenery; scene; landscape
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...