it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
all; entire; whole; altogether
wherein; therein; thereinto
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
curl; curly hair; ringlet
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
multiplication table; times table
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
study; diligence; discount; reduction
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
both hands; both arms; ten
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
recitation; reciting from memory
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark