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 look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(find) common (meeting) ground
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tail (animal); tail end; tip
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
close; intimate; on good terms
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
up until now; as recently as the present
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
script; screenplay; scenario
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
loveable; very likeable; like very much
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly