naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
innermost depths of one's heart
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
winning streak; good time to make a profit
money to see one over the New Year period
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
suffix for familiar person
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference