affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
port city; harbor city; harbour city
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
being on the ropes; losing ground
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
route; way; course; directions
convenient thing; harmonious, well-made thing; things always work out
confusion; distraction; derangement
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
ramification; branching off
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to carry around; to carry on one's person