to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
legend; folklore; tradition
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
legendary beast; magical beast
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
a few years ago; some years back
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage