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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
reason; cause; circumstances
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
duty; obligation; responsibility
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
company president; manager; director
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
even more; still more; further
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business