change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
introspection; reflection on one's self
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
one by one; one each; one at a time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
establishment; settlement
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
for example; for instance; e.g.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
existence; being; presence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
don't you think?; indicates question
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
two persons; two people; pair; couple