essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
marine transport; carriage by sea
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
northern part; the north (of a region)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
script; screenplay; scenario
simply; merely; only; solely
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
tendency; trend; inclination
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered