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)
one by one; one after another; successively
to lie down; to throw oneself down
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
fourth day of the month; four days
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to pass (of time); to elapse
personality; character; individuality; personhood
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
generation; the world; the age
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
commitment; pledge; promise
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
arrest; apprehension; capture
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
considerably; greatly; a lot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface