explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
parts; accessories; components
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
gem; jewel; precious stone
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
legendary; fabled; fabulous
great talents mature late
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
devil; evil spirit; genie
human intellect; knowledge
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
penalty; sentence; punishment
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; remains