to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
duty; function; office; mission; task
too much; excessively; too
unexpected meeting; coincidence
international politics; world politics
center; centre; metropolis
secrecy; highly classified information
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
personal; individual; private
to govern; to manage; to subdue
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
governor-general; governor; viceroy
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to raise one's voice; to shout
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
union; joining; conjugation
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering