having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
perfect; complete; flawless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to have a reason; to have an excuse
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
high grade; special grade; classy
low quality; poor quality
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
a second time; again; once more; twice
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was