absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
historical play; period drama
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
action; operation; effect; function
senior high school; high school
(period of) a year; during an era
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
reaching; attaining; arrival
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
world; society; people; the public
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
within; inside of; less than