and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
headquarters; head office; main office
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
established practice; custom
guardian; protector; patron; parent
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
newspaper reporter; print journalist
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
article; news story; report; account
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
company; corporation; workplace
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed