it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
last days; the end; one's fate
that day; the very same day
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
queen (consort); empress (consort)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
preparatory phase; preparatory period
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out