to press a question;  to cross-examine
 as a matter of fact;  by the way;  to tell you the truth;  to be honest;  frankly
 reviving the dead;  calling back the spirits of the dead
 ceremony;  rite;  ritual;  service
 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall);  to let hang;  to put on (e.g. a blanket);  to put on top of;  to put on (glasses, etc.);  to wear (a necklace, etc.);  to make (a call)
 ancient times;  distant past;  antiquity
 god;  deity;  incredible;  fantastic; (arch.)  Emperor (of Japan); (arch.)  thunder
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 this world;  this life;  current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
 to connect;  to link together;  to tie;  to fasten;  to maintain;  to preserve
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 to repeat;  to do something over again
 large quantity;  massive (quantity);  mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
 blood;  blood;  ancestry;  (the) blood;  feelings
 (living) sacrifice;  victim;  scapegoat
 to lift up;  to hold up;  to give;  to offer;  to devote;  to sacrifice
 instead of;  in place of;  as a substitute for;  in exchange for;  in return for;  to make up for
 dead person;  (the) deceased;  (the) dead;  casualties
 to be resurrected;  to be resuscitated;  to be rehabilitated;  to be recalled (e.g. memories);  to be brought back
 heresy;  heretical teachings;  black magic
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 things like;  something like;  someone like;  such a thing as;  (the fact) that;  to think that
 it cannot be that...;  it is highly unlikely that...;  it is impossible that...
 to point;  to nominate;  to select someone;  to identify;  to indicate;  to play (a game of shogi)
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you
 to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation);  to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
 black;  dark;  blackish;  suspicious;  criminal;  darkened and dirty;  sooty
 heavy;  weighty;  heavy (feeling);  depressed;  slow;  sluggish;  important (position, responsibility, etc.)
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 grave;  sad;  mournful;  sorrowful;  pensive
 expression;  look;  countenance;  face
 to nod;  to bow one's head in assent;  to agree
 on the contrary;  far from it;  if anything;  in fact;  instead
 to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.);  to sever (ties);  to break off (relationship);  to cut off (enemy's retreat);  to block (road, etc.)