the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
victim; injured party; sufferer
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
social networking service; SNS
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
don't you think?; indicates question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...