to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
in that way; thus; so; so?
if it is the case that ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that is to say; so that means
study; library; den; home office; reading room
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force or indicates command
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to concern; to be related
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect