confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
rising; ascending; climbing
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to order; to command; to appoint
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) colonel (defence); lieutenant; major
to rebuke; to scold harshly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
observation; survey; watching
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
weighting (in averaging); aggravation