somehow;  how;  in what way;  why;  what kind of
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances);  heroic tale;  (nigh) impossible dream;  adventurous spirit;  (full-length) novel;  romance
 to gouge;  to hollow out;  to bore;  to excavate;  to scoop out
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 sorting;  arrangement;  liquidation;  settlement;  retrenchment;  curtailment
 first of all;  at once;  right away;  for now;  for the time being
 true;  real;  genuine;  proper;  utter
 end;  conclusion;  last;  final;  no sooner than;  once
 pillar;  post;  support;  prop;  counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
 entry (on stage);  appearance (on screen);  entrance;  introduction (into a market)
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 period;  epoch;  the times;  those days;  oldness;  ancientness
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 let me see;  well;  errr ...;  uhh ...
 in;  on;  at (place);  as for;  regarding
 sky;  heaven;  God;  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth);  deva (divine being of Buddhism);  top (of a book);  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
 towards;  against;  regarding;  in contrast with
 mechanism;  machinery;  trick;  dodge;  mechanical doll;  string puppet
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 what;  you-know-what;  that thing;  whatsit;  whachamacallit;  (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest
 summons;  summonsing;  citation;  subpoena;  arraigning;  calling
 in so doing;  when you do so;  in this regard;  on this occasion;  some time during that period
 should (be);  bound (to be);  nock (of a bow);  nock (of an arrow);  nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger);  wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
 death;  mortality;  to die;  to pass away
 surely;  undoubtedly;  sternly;  severely;  having no slack;  rigid
 to kill;  to slay;  to suppress;  to block;  to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.);  to hold back
 yes;  yeah;  huh?;  what?;  not;  's
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 such;  like that;  that sort of;  very
 is that so? (generally rhetorical)
 abundant (grain) crop;  good harvest
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 raw;  uncooked;  natural;  as it is;  unprotected (sex);  live (i.e. not recorded);  inexperienced
 to represent;  to signify;  to reveal;  to show;  to express;  to make widely known
 to face (each other);  to be facing;  to be directed toward (the future, etc.);  to be in response to;  to receive (a client, etc.);  to compare with
 bridge (of a koto, etc.);  cylinder;  prism