account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
to translate; to interpret
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
translation into Japanese
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
future years; in (one's) later years
our country; our land; one's own country
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
only; merely; but; no more than
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
all; entire; whole; altogether
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
great hurry; great haste; rush
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge