dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to get distracted; to jump off the track
function; facility; faculty; feature
conscious; deliberate; intentional
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to win after tough bidding
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
for example; for instance; e.g.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience