gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to approach; to draw near
front; frontage; facade; main
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
form; shape; figure; visage
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
left side; left-hand side
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
again (and again); once again; yet again
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station