proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
sincerity; true heart; devotion
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
every year; yearly; annually
source of worry; source of distress
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
representative; exemplary; model
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn