the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be needed; to be wanted
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
shell (e.g. electron shell)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
author; writer; novelist; artist
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai