neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
that's true; of course; obviously
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
pride; dignity; self-worth
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sooner or later; in time; eventually
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
is that so?; I see; right; oh
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
contrived; false-sounding
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...