and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
why; how; for what reason
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
meaning; significance; sense
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; the present time; just now; another; more
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rather than; more ... than ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound