essence; true nature; substance; reality
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
I see; that's right; indeed
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
human relations; personal relationships
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
unit; (musical) group; band
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
otherwise; or else; if not
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize