above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
don't you think?; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
birth; creation; formation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to collect; to assemble; to gather
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fortune-telling; divination
to be helpful; to be useful
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance