lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
starting point; starting line
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be thrilled; to be excited
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
(apportioning) in small amounts
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
index; indices; indicator
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
section manager; section chief
to live through; to survive
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
dated; date; fixed; external
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
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)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse