to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
that's true; of course; obviously
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
betting ticket; betting slip
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
schoolgirl; female student
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant