materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
of course; certainly; naturally
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
personage; person (deserving of respect)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
eccentric; crank; oddball
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument