god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to need; to call for; to require
to search for; to seek for; to look for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by myself; in person; by oneself
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to do for (the sake of someone else)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted