special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
around the world; throughout the world
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
tradition; legend; folklore
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to understand; to make out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ago; since; before; previous
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a little bit; a little while
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
intensification; aggravation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to get going; to start off
after that; afterwards; thereafter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
chair; stool; post; office; position
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face