riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
and; AND (Boolean operator)
credit; credit sale; selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); credit card; credit titles (of a film, TV show, etc.); credits; (giving) credits (to the creator, copyright holder, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha