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; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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 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
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
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
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
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 change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
image change; changing one's image; makeover
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance