hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
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
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to intend; to be sure that
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
front; frontage; facade; main
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stiffen; to become stiff
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
serious; not joking; straight
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption