appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for example; for instance; e.g.
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
source (of supply); channel
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
danger; peril; hazard; risk
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
course; route; path; process; means
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
convenient; handy; useful
strangulation; strangling
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery