to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
police; police officer; police station
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
president (of a society); chairman
don't you think?; indicates question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
of course; certainly; naturally
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
(not) even once; (not) ever
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
electricity; (electric) light
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)