start; commencement; beginning; initiation
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
secret; private; surreptitious
to like; to love; to be fond of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
at once; there and then; immediately
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
person of common sense; common sense man
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
thought; consideration; thinking
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
process; course; mechanism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable