to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
secret base; hideout; hidden position
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
step; stride; counter for steps
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to have a reason; to have an excuse
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
diagonal move (in the game of go)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
on one hand; on the other hand
point in common; common feature
only recently; just of late
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō