reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
one by one; one after another; successively
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
floor above; floor upstairs
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
journal; magazine; periodical
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
deep inside; innermost place
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
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
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
as if nothing had happened
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material