to approach; to draw near
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
appointed time; timetable; schedule
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to differ; to vary; to disagree
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cook-house; galley; kitchen
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
almost every day; almost daily
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
just because; even if; even though
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
student (esp. a university student)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
any more; any further; any better; any longer
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tear gland; lacrimal gland