to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
failure; mistake; blunder
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
drawing blood; collecting blood
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity