(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
it is not (like that) either
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
immediately; right away; on the spot
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
broken; intermittent; disconnected