originally; by nature; from the start
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
of course; certainly; naturally
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; like that; that sort of; very
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
training; drill; practice; discipline
stopping at; going no further than
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)