proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
reality; actuality; hard fact
fabrication; lie; fiction
important post; important office; key position
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
after a long time; for the first time in a while
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
rather; better; instead; if anything
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
many; much; plenty; hardly
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
both hands; both arms; ten
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
time; hour; season; time of the year
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response