truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
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)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
though; notwithstanding; although
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
thought; consideration; thinking
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
considerably; fairly; quite
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
stairs; stairway; staircase
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to face on; to look out on to
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
un-Japanese in appearance or character
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)