yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at that time; in those days
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Adventure Island (video game)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
watermelon splitting (game)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Kitajima Saburō (1936.10-)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to collect; to assemble; to gather
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)