mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
first meeting; first interview with
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
research; study; investigation
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
existence; being; presence
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
many; much; plenty; hardly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
parallel world; parallel universe
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique