special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(Japanese) empress; queen
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
older brother; elder brother
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(how) many times; (how) often
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sincere; earnest; serious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
such; like that; that sort of; very
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
declaration; proclamation; announcement
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment