to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
force of a fire; force of flames
to creep about; to crawl around
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
rare; uncommon; not often seen
native rock; natural rock
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
the whole day; all the day
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
that is to say; so that means
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
supreme; sublime; highest
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
mental image; mental picture; image
literature; books (reference); document
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time