trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
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)
towering; astonishingly high
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
large hospital; major hospital
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
god of death; death deity; Death
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
finishing blow; coup de grâce
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
however; having said that; but
preservation; retainment; keeping
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going through; going via; going by way of
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(not so) much; (not) very
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to