even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
step; stride; counter for steps
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
counter for chairs or seats
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
drama; play; Chinese opera
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
narration; description of things and facts
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
decision; determination; resolution
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)