along the road; along the way
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to live; to reside; to inhabit
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for this very reason; that is exactly why
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
hostility; antagonism; opposition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
small number; few; minority
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
front; frontage; facade; main
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into