mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to understand; to make out
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
predation; eating prey; preying upon
appearance; figure; shape; form
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman