to approach; to draw near
to be in focus; to come into focus
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
5th day of the month; five days
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to play around; to gallivant about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as a child; when one was a child
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to think of; to come up with
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
contraception; birth control
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
out of character; unlike one
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point