face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
misanthropy; misanthropist
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
what people say; rumours; public opinion
monetary; financial; pecuniary
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
succession; continuation; series; sequence
this place; where one comes from; here
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to well up; to burst; to arise
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
birth; creation; formation