to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to recall; to remember; to recollect
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
when it becomes; when it comes to
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to redeem (from sin); to save
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
6th day of the month; six days
double; twice (as much); twofold
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to eagerly look forward to
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...