special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
like a decent person; human
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
great war; great battle; world war
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
split; division; break up
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
while; during (the time when)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
if it is the case that ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
question; inquiry; enquiry
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal