children's story; fairy tale
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
due form; official; formality
individual; private person; personal; private
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
just a minute; small quantity
authenticity; credibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to explain; to dispel doubts
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
don't worry about it; forget about it
world; society; people; the public
sovereign; emperor; monarch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
business world; business circles; (the) industry
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
very likely; very probable
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
distinction; discrimination