story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to discuss; to talk together
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
chance; opportunity; occasion
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
the whole year; all the year
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
unidentifiable; unidentified
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
every person; each one; everybody
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
feeling; sense; impression