to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to thrust before; to thrust at
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
witnessing; observing; sighting
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
settlement; solution; resolution
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.