conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
thought; consideration; thinking
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to do (something) for
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to lose sight of; to miss
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
genuine article; real thing; real deal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
connection; link; relationship
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
derailment; digression; deviation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
beginning; outset; first; onset
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in