close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
caller; visitor; company; guest
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
secrecy; highly classified information
tenth day of the month; ten days
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
next; secondly; subsequently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; wonder; astonishment
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking