cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
3000; three thousand; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become settled; to be fixed
Number of the Beast (i.e. 666)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
still; even now; to this day
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
notice; attention; observation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard