beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
vocal sound; tone of voice
quiet; still; surreptitious
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
feelings; thoughts; meaning
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
decision; settlement; definition
preference; priority; precedence
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to make a speech; to address
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
of great promise; with a promising future
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
very recently; in the very recent past
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names