year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
posture; position; stance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
nothing but; except; no more than
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
belief; faith; conviction
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
name; given name; first name
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
environmental problem; environmental issue
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)