to face; to go towards; to head towards
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
older sister and younger brother
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten