even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good old; good old-fashioned
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(Nintendo) (abbr) Famicom (Family Computer) (equiv: NES)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
Dragon Quest, a.k.a. Dragon Warrior (RPG series)
beginning; outset; first; onset
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
anything and everything; just about everything
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
stale; hackneyed; cliched
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
semi-transparent; translucent
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(some) more; even more; longer; further