the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to have a talk; to tell a story
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be needed; to be wanted
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
anonymity; using an assumed name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it is not (like that) either
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
at first; initially; in the beginning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to thrust before; to thrust at
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
treasure; treasured item; prized possession