pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
in comparison to; rather than
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
river; stream; River; the ... river
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
group; party; team; squad; section
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
headquarters; head office; main office
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
initial investigation (by police)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
funeral; burial; condolence
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
robbery; robbery case; burglary
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)