to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
departure; leaving; setting off
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
advance; moving forward; progress
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
repentance; confession; penitence
departure; leaving; starting; standing
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
you could say that; that might be so
wish; desire; request; prayer
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to maintain; to continue to have
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to lose sight of; to miss