ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
perception; sensing; noticing
to recover consciousness; to come to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
observation; survey; watching
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to rise; to erect; to get up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surroundings; environs; circumference
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
defense; defence; safeguard; protection