near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to push back; to press back; to force back
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
persevering; very patient
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
plain; plateau; tableland
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
affected part; diseased part; wound
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to line up; to form a party
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders