Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
going through; going via; going by way of
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
information technology; IT
action of making something; -ification
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
endurance contest; test of endurance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
choices; alternatives; options
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
end; close; conclusion; termination
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
another; different; something else