to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
several people; a few people
to wear a sword at one's side
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
testimony; (verbal) evidence
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
again; once again; yet again
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)