testimony; (verbal) evidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
already; now; no longer; not any more
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
nature; property; disposition
one-by-one; separately; in detail
plural; multiple; several
to join together; to combine; to join up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thought; consideration; thinking
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how; in what way; how about
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood