companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one end; an end; part; fragment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
body and soul; mind and body
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
consumption; expenditure; spending
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
acceleration; speeding up