to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
presumption; assumption; estimation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
probability; likelihood; chances
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
aforementioned; above-mentioned
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
archeological; archaeological
contradiction; inconsistency
settlement; solution; resolution
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod