face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
in succession; one by one
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
journal; magazine; periodical
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come