one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
recommendation; endorsement
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
meaning; significance; sense
to rain incessantly; to downpour
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
this for sure; certainly is
again (and again); once again; yet again
sense of values; values; value system
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to have meaning; to be meaningful
memory; ability to remember
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
at first; in the beginning; originally
general idea; concept; notion
to pile up; to accumulate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
long ago; already; a long time ago
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)