close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
of great promise; with a promising future
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to add (e.g. a postscript)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
remaining number (of items); remaining quantity; amount left over
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
height (of a person); stature
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
power; authority; jurisdiction
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked