it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to pry; to prize; to prise
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
first part; first volume; prequel
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
metre; meter; meter; gauge
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
(navigable) canal; waterway
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
softness; gentleness; weakness
concord; harmony; concert
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)