to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
if it is (the case that ...)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that is to say; so that means
study; library; den; home office; reading room
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
of (indicates possessive)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to concern; to be related
such; like that; that sort of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect