reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
mirror surface; lens surface
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
movie; film; motion picture
directions; instructions; orders; command
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)