talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
discovery; detection; finding
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
line; queue; procession; matrix
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go past; to pass; to pass by
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
failure; mistake; blunder
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thick and fluffy; soft and lumpy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)