to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
difference; variation; difference
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
never mind!; don't worry about it
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
there being no use in arguing (about it)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
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)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
how; in what way; in what manner
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
true state; actual condition; reality
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
almost; roughly; approximately
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
though; notwithstanding; although