very likely; very probable
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to have a talk; to tell a story
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
many; much; plenty; hardly
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
story; tale; talk; discussion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be badly made; to fail
to continue to do; to persist in doing
accumulation; accumulate; store
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say (something) over one's shoulder
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
much less; to say nothing of
to be helpful; to be useful
any more; any further; any better; any longer
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
one's own child; one's own children
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)