manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
distortion; falsification; perversion
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
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
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
means of transportation; transport service
for example; for instance; e.g.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
in comparison to; rather than
several years; a few years
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
same; similar; (just) like; equal
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
individual; one by one; separate; each
aptitude; aptness; suitability
depending on; dependent on
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)