very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
sympathy; empathy; response
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
society; public; community; social studies
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to call a person's attention (to)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
very interesting; of great interest
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
instruction; direction; briefing
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless