period of time; time slot; time zone
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
spectrum (radio, etc.); spectral; spectra
silence; stillness; quietness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pride; boast; credit (to)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
exaltation; emotional uplift
to make a speech; to address
(political) power; authority; influence
directly; in person; firsthand
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to order; to command; to appoint
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on