to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
elder sister; older female friend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
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)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to cry and shout; to scream
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to mark the end; to spell the end
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
happy memory; sweet memory
sweet and sour; bittersweet
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
letter; missive; note; mail
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days