confidence; trust; faith; credit
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to stare back at; to look back at
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
conviction; belief; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
care; precaution; guarding; caution
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
something like ...; something called ...
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to refuse; to decline; to deny
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)