point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
already; now; no longer; not any more
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
the other day; lately; recently
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
God; god; ace; king; superior person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
failure; mistake; blunder
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap