origin; root; cause; principle
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
duty; obligation; responsibility
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(not) even once; (not) ever
joints; points (of a speech)
passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
personality; character; individuality; personhood
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
if it is the case that ...
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
busy; having no (free) time
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
start; beginning; first step; clue
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
black lustre; black luster
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision