proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
rotten smell; putrid odor
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to crumble away; to collapse
piece of meat; cut of meat
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one after another; in rapid succession
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
scene; sight; scenario; setting
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
impression given by a painting or image
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
children's story; fairy tale
falsely similar; counterfeit
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten