essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
(religious) faith; belief; creed
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
how; in what way; by what means
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
conviction; belief; confidence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
originally; by nature; from the start
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
ago; since; before; previous
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
fourth day of the month; four days
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of