special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
not worth considering; out of the question
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
(dead) body; corpse; remains
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
choices; alternatives; options
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
people; citizens; subjects; folk
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
a few years ago; some years back