base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pick up; to find; to gather
how; in what way; I wonder
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
meaning; significance; sense
the other day; a few days ago
to have the privilege of doing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to call out; to ask someone to come
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
planning; project; plan; design
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
living thing; living creature; animal; life
root; source; origin; cause
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses