climax; peak; zenith; apex
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
endurance contest; test of endurance
to mark the end; to spell the end
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
had better ...; had better not ...
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to spend time (on doing something)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to carry; to bring (to a place)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)