to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
no, not like that (but like this)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
if it is the case that ...
draw (in competition); tie game
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
next; following; subsequent; stage; station