above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
literally; to the letter; literal
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
reality; actuality; hard fact
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
now that; since; so long as; because
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to be worried; to be troubled
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon