confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
how; in what way; by what means
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
such; like that; that sort of; very
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
use; utilization; utilisation; application
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
unqualified; without qualifications
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to try all possible means
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
until now; so far; up to the present