serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to have a talk; to tell a story
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
accurate; correct; precise; exact
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to mix; to stir; to blend
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
authenticity; credibility
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
meaning; significance; sense
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth