clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
question; inquiry; enquiry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(not) a single person; (no) one
grasp; catch; understanding
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
until now; so far; up to the present
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be relieved; to feel relieved
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
originally; by nature; from the start
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity