celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to give the stamp of approval
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
life; living; I; me; student
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
threat; intimidation; menace
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
dementia; stupidity; foolishness; fool
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
this (very thing); this precisely
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
same; similar; (just) like; equal
calm; composed; leisurely
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare