to gather; to collect; to assemble
journal; magazine; periodical
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
society; the world; the times
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
for example; for instance; e.g.
antiquity; the previous era
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
doppelgänger; doppelganger
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
such; like that; that sort of; very
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
to fight against; to oppose; to face
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life