(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
that's the way it is; such is life
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
selection; choice; option
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
this (very thing); this precisely
image; figure; figure; form; image
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to bring; to take; to bring about
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
postwar period; period after Second World War