bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
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 pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
verbal message; word (from someone)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to summon; to get used to call
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)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
planning; project; plan; design
to be born; to come into the world
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to take; to catch; to capture
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible