soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
safety zone; traffic island
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
if you do this; if this is the case
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
for today; for the time being
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
thousands; several thousand
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort