confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling; sense; impression
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
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
maid; helper; help; assistance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
little by little; bit by bit
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
reality; actuality; hard fact