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)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
program (e.g. TV); programme
to live; to reside; to inhabit
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sad news; news of a death; death notice
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
treasure chest; strongbox
discovery; detection; finding
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
social; societal; societary
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
genuine; authentic; true; real
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident