it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to have a talk; to tell a story
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
(electric) torch; flashlight
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
just above; right overhead
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
from out of nowhere; from who knows where