romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
name; given name; first name
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
already; now; no longer; not any more
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
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
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
surely (not); certainly (not)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to unfold; to unroll; to open