to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
personal; individual; private
observation; survey; watching
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
distinction; differentiation; classification
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
surroundings; environs; circumference
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
though; notwithstanding; although
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
true character; true heart; true spirit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to accept; to receive; to agree
rather; better; instead; if anything
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
reform; reformation; reorganization
to bring; to take; to bring about
declaration; statement; assertion
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
other than; excluding; without
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
foreign travel; overseas trip
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
letter; missive; note; mail