to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
river; stream; River; the ... river
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
that is to say; so that means
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
number one; first; best; most; game; round
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
one's house; one's home; one's family
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost