drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
reopening; resumption; restarting
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
historical play; period drama
in this way; thus; such; uh...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
natural; reasonable; obvious
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to be helpful; to be useful
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to apologize; to apologise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
all present; all concerned; all of us
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful