honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
it is not (like that) either
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to insist on one's own ideas
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
fate; destiny; predestination
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
that's the way it is; such is life
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to