to make sure of the truth
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
your highness; your grace; your eminence
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to be impolite; to be discourteous
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)