near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
low (level, value, price, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
such ... as; or some such
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not so) much; (not) very
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
waste of time; killing time
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
falling over; toppling sideways
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
price; cost; value; worth; value
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting