story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
the place for; the time for; the level of
to cease; to stop; to be over
to hide; to keep to oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be transparent; to show through
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
number of votes polled; poll votes
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
forcibly; against one's will
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
retreating figure; appearance from behind
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep