to reach; to get to; to arrive at
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
question; inquiry; enquiry
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
story; tale; talk; discussion
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
training; education; development; cultivation
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
the same; the said; likewise
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche