to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
bento; Japanese box lunch
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
just because; even if; even though
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to intervene; to stop (something)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
hard worker; hardworking person
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
gossip; corner of the mouth
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
such; like that; in that way
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
popular name; common name; given name
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible