for example; for instance; e.g.
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be erected; to be built
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to need; to call for; to require
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
like this; this sort; this way
floating type (e.g. airport, offshore wind turbine)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
many; much; plenty; hardly
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling