to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
object of romantic interest
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
extreme sadist; very sadistic
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to search for; to seek for; to look for
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
at first; in the beginning; originally
place; room; margin; scope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
index finger; forefinger; second toe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to threaten; to make threats
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little