neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
for some (unspecified) reason
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to put one's strength into
to jar; to creak; to grate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
one's previous life; previous existence
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
world; society; people; the public
to spread; to be propagated
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to have an eye on; to zero in on