to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
magic sword; cursed sword
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
study; diligence; discount; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)