tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to trample; to crush underfoot
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
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 point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
excellent plan; best policy
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
that's the way it is; such is life
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack