story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in comparison to; rather than
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
it is not (like that) either
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
for example; for instance; e.g.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour