fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
writing; composition; essay; sentence
such ... as; or some such
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
transactions; dealings; business
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to spread; to be propagated
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
tradition; legend; folklore
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
time; season; period; phase; stage
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to forget completely; to leave behind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine