in the same way as; just like
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
about; concerning; related to; -ish
authenticity; credibility
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
I see; that's right; indeed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
that day; the very same day
understood; I see; OK; present; here
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
straying; wandering off course
to chase; to run after; to pursue
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after