to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
the last moment; the very end
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
firm; strong; solid; stable
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
sunlight; rays of the Sun
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to take someone's life; to kill someone
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to strike dead; to beat to death