one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
the press; (in the) newspapers
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
American film; American movie
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to try to do; to attempt to do
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to cease; to stop; to be over
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
outside world; physical world
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
primitive; crude; archaic
ten; 10; ten years of age
society; company; the public; the world