interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
stairs; stairway; staircase
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
shrine enshrining several gods
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
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
by myself; in person; by oneself
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre; meter; meter; gauge
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
transcendence; excellence; superiority
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
top hundred; hundred best
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
only; merely; but; no more than
high efficiency; high performance
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
addition; adding; supplement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
when it becomes; when it comes to
becoming fraught with emotion