supreme; sublime; highest
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
story; tale; talk; discussion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consequence; outcome; result; blame
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
older sister; elder sister
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
meaning; significance; sense
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
existence; possession; having; limited company
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
himself; yourself; herself
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
creation; Creation (by God)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
real thing; original; actual