mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
if you think about it; come to think of it
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
around the world; throughout the world
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares