outer space; void of space
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
this occasion; at this time; now
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to say; to be called; to do
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
by your leave; with your permission
composition; setting (of music)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
self-education; self-instruction; self-study