cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
big man; large man; tall man; giant
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
being concerned about or mindful of
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
immediately; right away; on the spot
righteousness; justice; right
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
ingredient; component; composition