to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
whole nation; whole land; whole country
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
acceleration; speeding up
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
naked eye; the physical eye
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to be overcome with emotion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to ask; to enquire; to query
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth