conviction; belief; confidence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to happen to meet; to come across
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
imagination; supposition; guess
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
with these words; while saying
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in the same way as; just like
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
long slits (esp. of eyes)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting