explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
interior; inside; internal
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
leader; central personage
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
although I say; although one might say; although called
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to get strong; to gain strength
conviction; belief; confidence
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
smoothly; easily; readily
sentence structure; grammatical construction
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
question sheet; question paper