the front;  honesty;  uprightness;  decency;  normality
 to have a talk;  to tell a story
 painful;  bitter;  tough;  difficult;  cruel;  harsh
 scary;  frightening;  eerie;  dreadful
 to believe;  to believe in;  to place trust in;  to confide in;  to have faith in
 to be needed;  to be wanted
 to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.);  to look down into (a ravine, etc.);  to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.);  to sneak a look at;  to take a quick look at;  to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.);  to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
 thought;  imagination;  mind;  desire;  wish;  love
 encouragement (as an abstract concept);  stimulation
 to send (a thing);  to dispatch;  to take or escort (a person somewhere);  to see off (a person);  to bid farewell (to the departed);  to bury;  to spend (time)
 friend;  ally;  supporter;  taking sides with;  supporting;  standing by
 September;  ninth month of the lunar calendar
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 beginning;  start;  first (in line, etc.);  origin;  such as ...;  not to mention ...
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 anonymity;  using an assumed name
 to change;  to alter;  to transform;  to reform;  to revise;  to amend
 it is not (like that) either
 popularity;  public favor;  condition (e.g. market);  tone;  character
 cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus);  shamisen;  geisha;  wheelbarrow;  clay bed-warmer;  bottom;  submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
 at first;  initially;  in the beginning
 honest;  frank;  candid;  honestly;  frankly
 to doubt;  to distrust;  to be suspicious of;  to suspect
 fresh troops;  fresh players;  newcomer;  new employee;  new method;  new way
 won't;  hasn't;  isn't;  won't you
 obedient;  meek;  docile;  honest;  frank;  upfront (about one's feelings)
 to be delighted;  to be glad;  to congratulate;  to gratefully accept
 before very long;  soon;  someday;  of the previously mentioned;  of that number;  among them
 material (for a story, article, etc.);  information;  joke;  jest;  proof;  evidence;  (magician's) trick
 to expose;  to lay open (e.g. secret);  to take apart;  to disassemble;  to kill;  to murder;  to dress (meat)
 another time;  again;  over again;  formally;  especially;  intentionally
 to thrust before;  to thrust at
 isn't it?;  let's ...;  why don't we ...;  how about we ...
 writing;  composition;  essay;  sentence
 tender;  kind;  gentle;  graceful;  affectionate;  amiable
 to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room);  to be confined in;  to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.);  to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.);  to be heavy with (e.g. smoke);  to be muffled (e.g. voice);  to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
 to decide to;  to pretend that;  to make a practice of doing;  to make it a rule to
 to weigh on one's mind;  to trouble one's heart;  to be concerned about;  to worry about
 seriousness;  earnestness;  truth;  sanctity
 to encourage;  to cheer;  to raise (the voice)
 any more;  any further;  any better;  any longer
 concrete;  definite;  specific;  material;  substantial
 to give (as a gift);  to present;  to confer;  to bestow;  to award
 anyone;  anybody;  everyone;  everybody;  whoever
 treasure;  treasured item;  prized possession