expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fate; destiny; predestination
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
tradition; legend; folklore
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to hide; to keep to oneself
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
launch site (for missiles, rockets, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be sacked; to be dismissed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
very; much; greatly; a lot of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point