(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
secret; private; surreptitious
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
historical awareness; understanding of history
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
don't you think?; indicates question
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to go out and away; to leave
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation