profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to enter into diplomatic relations
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
means; way; method; measure
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
people; men and women; each person; everybody
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
such ... as; or some such
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
product; produce; result; fruit
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
level; standard; water level
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons