pole; climax; extreme; extremity
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to close (one's eyes); to shut
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
failure; stumbling; setback
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
popular; general (public)
exemplification; illustration; example
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
representative; exemplary; model
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to stop talking; to be silent
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs