to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
traffic infringement; traffic law violation
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
interior; inside; internal
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
recognition; acquaintance
listening device; bug; wiretap
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
gas mask; air-purifying respirator
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
example; specimen; sample
as if nothing had happened