sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
popular name; common name; given name
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
tens of thousands of years
to pass (of time); to elapse
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to die; (lit.) to become a star
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
without cause; without reason
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
accurate; correct; precise; exact
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
convenient; handy; useful
very much; exceedingly; extremely
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")