to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
curse; spell; malediction
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in accordance with plans; just as planned
just because; even if; even though
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
considerably; fairly; quite
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear