to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to express (in words); to confess
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
knowing; (an) acquaintance
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
long ago; already; a long time ago
something like ...; something called ...
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
official announcement; proclamation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
anonymity; using an assumed name
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
senior high school; high school
older brother; elder brother
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
cooperation; collaboration
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate