than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
writing; composition; essay; sentence
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
all; entire; whole; altogether
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
maid; helper; help; assistance
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to have a talk; to tell a story
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to talk; to chat; to chatter