in this way; thus; such; uh...
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ago; since; before; previous
in the same way as; just like
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
burning at the stake; burning to death
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
soldier; combatant; warrior
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
many; numerous; various; large number of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially