(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to pass (of time); to elapse
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to order; to command; to appoint
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to collect; to assemble; to gather
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to unfold; to unroll; to open
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
story; tale; talk; discussion
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after