this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
long slits (esp. of eyes)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to open (one's eyes) wide
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
sublime; noble; high-minded
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance