tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
ray (of light); beam; light
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
legend; folklore; tradition
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
cannot be helped; unavoidable
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
major earthquake; large earthquake
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to recall; to remember; to recollect
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago