while; during (the time when)
true character; real nature
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
front; frontage; facade; main
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
weeping forsythia (Forsythiae fructus, Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)