guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
surely (not); certainly (not)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
start; beginning; first step; clue
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)