creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
time; hour; period; class
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; first name
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right