healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
state secrets; secrets of the state
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
successive generations; successive emperors
in case of; at that time; at this time
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
classified document; confidential document
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
concealment; suppression; hiding
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
government management; state management
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
handful; small amount; small number
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
suffix appended to somebody else's family members