in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
coastal waters; adjacent seas
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
student (esp. a university student)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
Island; insula; island; islet
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
simply; merely; only; solely
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...