irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
experience; history; record; career
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
right in the middle (of); midst; height
scenery; scene; landscape
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it