scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
uninhabited island; desert island
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make an appearance; to show up
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
100,000; hundred thousand
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
guidance; leadership; leading the way
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
only; merely; but; no more than
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
person standing watch; guard duty
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause