thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
present; gift; to give a present or gift
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
murder; killing; murderer
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
environment; circumstance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
fourth day of the month; four days
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
things at hand; personal belongings
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
residing; living; dwelling
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to wring the neck; to strangle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
death by suffocation; death by choking
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance