witnessing; observing; sighting
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
journey; route of a journey
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
why; how; for what reason
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to make an appearance; to show up
even though; despite; when