table of contents; contents
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
it is not (like that) either
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
small; fine; detailed; stingy
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
authenticity; credibility