establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
act of mercy; helping another person
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
pure heart; naivete; innocence
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
older sister; elder sister
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
very likely; very probable
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
serious; not joking; straight
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
desperately; for one's dear life
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a broad grin; smirking
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned