genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
outline; summary; argument
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
settlement; solution; resolution
an issue being settled; a case being closed
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
prohibition; inhibition; ban
very; much; greatly; a lot of
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
original story; original version; this volume
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range