assertion; declaration; affirmation
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
strong pressure; heavy pressure
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be in focus; to come into focus
acceleration; speeding up
drama; play; powerful drug
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
flawless; absolute perfection