seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be found; to be discovered
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
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
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to subsist; to keep on living
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up