thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I see; that's right; indeed
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to understand; to make out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
exactly as stated; verbatim
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
go that far; to that extent
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
-less; lacking; non-existing
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)