to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
comparatively; relatively
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to rush over; to run up to
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to be found; to be discovered
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again