language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
meaning; significance; sense
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
decision; determination; resolution
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
declaration; proclamation; announcement
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
desperation; struggle to the death
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity