first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
pillar of fire; blazing column
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
breakthrough; great discovery
dancing or jumping for joy
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)