to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to hide; to keep to oneself
scholarship; scientific attainments
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to be sooty; to be stained
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
science fiction; sci-fi; SF