absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
large number (of); many; majority
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
guess; speculation; supposition
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
foreign; abroad; overseas
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
death toll; number of deaths; body count
to refer to; to use as reference
action of making something; -ification
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
hard or crushing blow; severe attack