confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be surprised; to be astonished
(period of) a year; during an era
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
place; situation; position; location
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
at least; at most; (even) just
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late