on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
you could say that; that might be so
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
largest company; industry leader
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
here and there; in places
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to happen to hear; to overhear
plagiarism; plagiarised work
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle