friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
inexpert or untrained eyes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cripple; disabled person; invalid
region; limits; stage; level
after that; afterwards; thereafter
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy