birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
snake; serpent; large snake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
disturbance; riot; mayhem
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
dawning (of a new era); dawn
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
mechanism; organization; organisation
establishment; settlement
survival; survivor; relic
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
nothing but; none other than
otherwise; or else; if not
viewing as a problem; problematizing
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
don't you think?; indicates question
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly