manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
in succession; one by one
to break the silence; to break one's silence
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to commence
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam