author; writer; novelist; artist
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
scriptwriter; screenwriter
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
tradition; legend; folklore
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
something; some kind of; for some reason
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
settlement; solution; resolution
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
adds force or indicates command
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
old man; venerable gentleman
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
new book; new publication
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)