explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
action; operation; effect; function
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
troublesome; pain in the butt
phantom; vision; illusion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to be hot on a person's heels
unidentifiable; unidentified
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
nevertheless; still; however; yet
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
scoundrel; rascal; villain
otherwise; or else; if not
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
jewel; precious stone; gem
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
creak; squeak; rasping sound
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt