power; authority; jurisdiction
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
factory; plant; mill; workshop
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to jump at; to be attracted by
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
loveable; very likeable; like very much
patterns of thinking; train of thought
stairs; stairway; staircase
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!