same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
such ... as; or some such
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how; in what way; how about
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
really; truly; indeed; good grief
woman; female; feminine gender
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
complicated and mysterious
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
something; some kind of; for some reason
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for this very reason; that is exactly why
choice; selection; option
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
about; on; regarding; per; for every
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe