reigning; controlling; dictating
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
unprecedented; record-breaking
(of a kind) never to be seen again
different opinion; objection
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to establish; to formulate
many; numerous; various; large number of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
afterlife; realm of the dead
sacred ground; sacred precincts
this world; the present world
immortal; undying; indestructible
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
just one person; only one
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
no matter how much time passes
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
person of high rank or position
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal