to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
active; dynamic; behavioural
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to become locked; to lock
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
place; position; location; position; standing; status
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
pre-war days; before the war
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
steep mountain; craggy mountain
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
looking pale; looking unwell
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
in accordance with; according to
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up