there is no way that ...; easy; simple
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light