not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to recall; to remember; to recollect
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation