to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
appointment; rendezvous; date
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
on the way back; when about to go back
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to detain; to check; to restrain
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other
kickoff party; rally; pep party
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
minimum; at the very least
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
talk; recital; narration; topic
to think too much; to be over-concerned
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
rather; sooner; preferably
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
carefree; free from worry