sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey there; I say; see here
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hills and fields; hill and dale
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
examination; investigation; prosecution
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
physical evidence; material evidence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
really; truly; indeed; good grief
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
like this; this sort; this way
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
striking; remarkable; considerable
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)