it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
the reverse; other side; lining
to see through; to see the true nature of something
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
episode; anecdote; vignette
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rather; better; instead; if anything
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
in deep black; in jet black
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
mask; disguise; guise; mask
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
final; eventual; ultimate