futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
gem; jewel; precious stone
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
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
stimulating; exciting; provocative
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
having no idea; having no clue
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away