close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
periodic; regular; routine
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
period of time; time slot; time zone
Japanese person; Japanese people
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
comparatively; relatively
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to run through; to run past
genius; prodigy; natural gift
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to continue to do; to persist in doing
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
recovery; rescue; recapture