getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
and so; therefore; for that reason
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
the opposite sex; isomerism
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one