courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
all; entire; whole; altogether
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
transactions; dealings; business
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
double suicide; lovers' suicide
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to take (be in) charge of