to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to climb
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
then; well; so; well then
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798); Commentary on Records of Ancient Matters
voting; ballot; poll; vote
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tangent (trigonometric function)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ten; 10; ten years of age
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to play a leading role; to play a central part
schoolgirl; female student
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless