hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(theatrical) fighting scene
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to play a leading role; to play a central part
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
town; city; municipal; urban
restoration of public order
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
chief; main; principal; important
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
real thing; original; actual
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether