getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to talk; to chat; to chatter
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
spell; charm; incantation; magic words