the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
person concerned; interested party; related party
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to watch steadily; to stare
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
journey; route of a journey
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
older sister; lass; young lady
using as an intermediary; through
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
general idea; concept; notion
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol