having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
possible; probable; likely; preferable; desirable
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin talking; to open up
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to approach; to draw near
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
armed forces; military; troops
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations