intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
almost; roughly; approximately
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
big catch (fishing); good haul
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence