highest grade; superlative degree
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
older sister; elder sister
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
this is why; this means; it is the case that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
hostility; antagonism; opposition
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
cache; place to hide something
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
other side; opposite side; other party
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction