to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
second (unit of time); arc second
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
serious condition; critical condition
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
keeping house; being confined to one's house
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
outsider; someone outside of a group
grumbling; muttering; nonsense