exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
difficult to ...; hard to ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
selection; choice; option
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
so what!; who gives a damn?
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
interruption; suspension; break
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted