verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
life and death; life or death
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
like this; in this way; as you see
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
hot topic; talk of the town
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
as (for); for; in the capacity of
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)