under the sod; one's grave; the other world
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
person who gives the right (correct) answer
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
creation; generation; formation; derivation
time axis; time basis; timeline
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
mistaken answer or response
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
rhyming game; play on words; pun
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
easy to read; legible; clear
ambidexter; ambidexterity
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
oblique line; forward slash
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
near-miss; just missing (each other)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
something or other; somehow