endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
elegant; graceful; refined
this world; this life; world of the living
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as