ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
war; fighting; fierce competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
process; course; mechanism
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
absorption; suction; attraction
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
without leaving any trace
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
man of the future; Homo futurus
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
US military; United States Armed Forces
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
running as fast as one can