near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to turn towards; to point
countermeasure; counter-measure
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
minimum; at the very least
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
behind; in the rear; in back
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
while; even though; despite
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
on the occasion of; at the time of
by myself; in person; by oneself
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
priority; order of precedence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tendency; trend; inclination
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
in this way; thus; such; uh...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)