simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
plants and animals; flora and fauna
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
return of something; repayment
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best