base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
and; thereupon; because of that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
at that time; in those days
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
calamity; disaster; accident
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand