movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
both; both sides; both parties
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
tall figure; high stature
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to look around; to survey
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
excursion; field trip; school trip
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
personage; person (deserving of respect)
appointment; rendezvous; date
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden