(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
suffix for familiar person
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
because of; owing to; due to
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
decorative lights; illumination
to cease; to stop; to be over
no matter how much time passes
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
silence (not speaking); muteness
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to push away; to push aside; to shove
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to add (to); to add on; to append
to keep (a person) waiting
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to come back; to return; to recur