eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
adds force or indicates command
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
3000; three thousand; many
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shed light; to cast light
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be astonished
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
the way back; the way home; return trip
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement