to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
reader; (website) visitor
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
extensive; vast range; wide scope
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
even if not; even without
conversely; on the contrary
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
handbook; instruction book; manual
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be silent; to say nothing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)