at first; in the beginning; originally
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
in deep black; in jet black
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
to make an appearance; to show up
destination (one is heading towards); goal
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
magic; sorcery; incantation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to speak; to hear a voice
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pronunciation; production of sound
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
court (of law); courtroom
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
counsel; defender; advocate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)