root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to understand; to make out
(not) even once; (not) ever
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
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 make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
occurrence; happening; incident; event
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
expression of one's feelings; pouring out one's heart
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
oracle; revelation; divine message
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation