reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
particulars; details; specified items
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
heaven and earth; top and bottom