even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
though; notwithstanding; although
to continue to do; to persist in doing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in this way; thus; such; uh...
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
rational; reasonable; logical
settlement; solution; resolution
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
impossible; unlikely; improbable