conviction; belief; confidence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
every year; yearly; annually
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
when it becomes; when it comes to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scene; sight; scenario; setting
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to explain adequately; to be accountable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which