cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
too much; excessively; too
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to explain; to dispel doubts
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
society; public; community; social studies
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
worst; worst-case (scenario)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
I see; that's right; indeed
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
many; much; plenty; hardly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in that manner; like that
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken