surface ; face (i.e. the visible side of an object) ; front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin ; outside; exterior ; appearance ; public ; first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) ; cover (for tatami mats, etc.) ; foreground ; Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh ; to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank ; to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around ; to neck; to make out
there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope
check; keeping in check; restraint; curbing; reining in; discouraging (from doing) ; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; feint operation; show of force ; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do) ; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove ; to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into ; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something) ; to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill ; to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into ; to riposte; to retort; to quip
near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with ; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) ; to be washed away; to be carried ; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray ; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate ; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played ; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair) ; to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted ; to be called off; to be forfeited ; to disappear; to be removed
to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will