although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
of course; certainly; naturally
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
together; at the same time; same; identical
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
anonymity; using an assumed name
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
failure; mistake; blunder
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by sheer strength; by brute force
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)