one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
archipelago; group of islands
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
popular name; common name; given name
don't you think?; indicates question
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
even more; still more; further
to ask a question; to ask questions
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)