to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; city; municipal; urban
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(made of) stone; stone-built
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
rather than; more ... than ...
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal 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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding