truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
world; society; people; the public
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
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
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nothing but; except; no more than
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
please (give me); please (do for me)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to choose; to select; to pick (out)