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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
family; members of a family
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
imagination; supposition; guess
to give; to do (something) for
but; however; provided that
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
moment; brief space of time
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
profitable plan; good plan
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat