near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
commitment; pledge; promise
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
regret; repentance; remorse
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
tough measure; firm step; strong measure