rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reality; actuality; hard fact
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
like this; this sort; this way
this for sure; certainly is
to ask; to enquire; to query
descendant; posterity; offspring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
preface; introduction; preamble
main question; real issue at hand
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge