it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
in this way; thus; such; uh...
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away