explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
older brother; elder brother
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
factory; plant; mill; workshop
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to start; to begin; to commence
industrialist; entrepreneur
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
author; writer; novelist; artist
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how long; how much; to what extent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)