-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in the same way as; just like
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
two times; twice; two degrees
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
I see; that's right; indeed
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady