confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
double suicide; lovers' suicide
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
sending home; repatriation; deportation
older sister; elder sister
safety; welfare; well-being
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress