to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
homosexuality; homosexual love
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
tension; mental strain; nervousness
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
at a moment's notice; readily
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
separate; scattered; apart
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
job; work; duties; trade; skill
sleeping pill; sleep medication
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
second marriage; remarriage
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
multiplication table; times table
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust