passion; enthusiasm; zeal
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
looking or acting as if one owned the place
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
level ground; plain; flatland
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
precipice; cliff; flat head
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)