thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
story; tale; talk; discussion
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
already; now; no longer; not any more
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
solitude; loneliness; isolation
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
large number (of); many; majority
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
opinion; point of view; visual point
from the beginning; from scratch
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
early (days); initial stage; initial
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
movie director; film director
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor