to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
several people; a few people
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
trouble; bother; annoyance
to head home; to leave for home
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
one by one; in detail; minutely
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am