close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
outward appearance; looks
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
legend; folklore; tradition
untouched; unused; intact
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
people; citizens; subjects; folk
else; in addition; besides
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
7th day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
watering hole; watering place
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
ascending and descending; going up and down
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking