original story; original version; this volume
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
schoolgirl; female student
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
self-study; self-teaching
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to replace; to move; to change the position of
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
feeling of a golf club hitting a ball
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thousands; several thousand
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)