question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
(medical) doctor; physician
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
within; inside of; less than
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
in the same way as; just like
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
reality; actuality; hard fact
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
name; given name; first name
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus