living thing; living creature; animal; life
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
novel; story; (work of) fiction
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unfortunately; regrettably
reality; actuality; hard fact
but; however; provided that
to die; to lay down life's burden
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
relation; connection; relevance
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
state of mind; mentality; psychology
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
nothing but; except; no more than
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)