sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to be too late; to be too slow
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
rising; ascending; climbing
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning