while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to harm; to cause harm to
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
detective work; detective industry
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
transcendence; transcendency
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
nothing but; none other than
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
out of bounds; beyond the pale