unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
not yet known; unknown; strange
material; substance; matter
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(already) known; established
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be lacking in options; to be too few
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
adoration; admiration; devotion
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
particularly; only; in the case of
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
bet; wager; stake; gamble
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break