confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
reduction; diminution; abatement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
how long; how far; how much
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
negotiations; discussions; connection
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be frank; to drop all pretense
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
enterprise; business; company; corporation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
something like ...; something called ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
but; however; provided that
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close