nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison