wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
river; stream; River; the ... river
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
mass communication; mass media
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
had better ...; had better not ...
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
aquarium (building); oceanarium
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again