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)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
outside world; physical world
unrecognized; unrecognizable
but; however; provided that
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
disassembly plant; wrecking yard; chop shop
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
metallic sound; metallic clank
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)