-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
imagination; supposition; guess
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; this sort of; like this
how long; how far; how much
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
innumerable; countless; numberless
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness