to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
this and that; one thing or another
promising without due consideration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
hostility; animosity; enmity
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
time; season; period; phase; stage
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
possession; occupation; occupancy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
ability; capability; skill
calm; composed; leisurely
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!