to squash; to crush; to flatten
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
please; somehow or other; one way or another
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
even more; still more; further
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
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)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
letter; missive; note; mail
card (with a message written on it)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")