sculpture; carved statue; graven image
first generation; founder
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
Dragon King; promoted rook
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
erudition; extensive learning
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
originally; by nature; from the start
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
agricultural land; farmland
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)