to see through; to see the true nature of something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
first year of high school; first-year high school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
business; trade; operations; sales
job; work; duties; trade; skill
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be smeared; to be covered
while; during; while; although; all; both
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to write down; to record; to register
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
process; course; mechanism
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
narrator; storyteller; reciter