acceleration; speeding up
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sea level; (surface of) sea
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become calm; to die down
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
horizon (related to bodies of water)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
town; city; municipal; urban
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
gliding (through the air)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium