to refer to; to use as reference
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
memories; recollections; reminiscence
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
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)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
each time it happens; at all such times
continuation; succession; series
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the other day; a few days ago
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
not limited to; not just ...
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
accurate; correct; precise; exact
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to suffer; to groan; to be worried