cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
interference; intervention; meddling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
family; members of a family
settlement; solution; resolution
even though; despite; when
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
body; group; party; company; troupe
personal affair; one's own affair
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to state; to express; to mention
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be found; to be discovered
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot