at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tens of thousands of years
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
classification; assortment
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
large tree; big tree; huge tree
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
reality; actuality; hard fact
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
children's story; fairy tale
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!