but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to get distracted; to jump off the track
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
front; frontage; facade; main
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
main force; chief object; mainline
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
future; possible; potential; prospective
promotion; raising of status
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
independent state; independent nation
right (to do something); authority; power
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
suggestion; hint; implication
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
another; different; something else