in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
little by little; bit by bit
myself; yourself; I; me; you
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very much; very many; more and more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
occurrence; happening; incident; event
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
high fashion brand; designer brand
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted