it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
subtracting points; points deducted
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
guess; conjecture; surmise
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to work hard; to work diligently
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
standing; reserve; always having ready
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
still; even now; to this day
schoolgirl; female student
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally