sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to watch over; to watch attentively
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself