testimony; (verbal) evidence
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
guardian; protector; patron; parent
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if it is (the case that ...)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain