to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
reason; cause; circumstances
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
reality; actuality; hard fact
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
because of; owing to; due to
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor