to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
aforementioned; above-mentioned
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
of course; certainly; naturally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unheard-of; unprecedented
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
is something that; is that which
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
this world; this life; world of the living
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)