strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
remembrance; recollection; recognition
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
conquest; domination; mastery
almost; roughly; approximately
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
level ground; plain; flatland
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
two (long cylindrical things)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
infancy; childhood; infant; child
temporary name; provisional name
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be silent; to say nothing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
in a little while; in a bit
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
raw materials; ingredients