human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nothing but; except; no more than
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
at once; immediately; right now
had better ...; had better not ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a talk; to tell a story
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
you (plural); all of you; you all
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?