story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to replace; to move; to change the position of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to forget completely; to leave behind