observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
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)
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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
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
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
evening meal; dinner; supper
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)