secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
empress (consort); queen (consort)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
personal; individual; private
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
have to do; must; should; ought to
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
absorption; suction; attraction
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small