getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
rather; better; instead; if anything
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
clause; article; stipulations
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
site; point on a map; spot
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
above; going steadily upward
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...