layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
beyond this point; from now on; after this
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)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
death from disease; death from illness
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
any more; any further; any better; any longer
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
way (of doing); manner; method; means