sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
attendance; presence; appearance
don't you think?; indicates question
source of information; intelligence source; message source
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
invitation; introduction; temptation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
by means of; due to; because of; according to
curse; spell; malediction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
pointing out; identification
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)