ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
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)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
thought; consideration; thinking
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
breathing of a sleeping person
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
rather than; more ... than ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
at that time; in those days
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only