confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to investigate; to examine
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
young girl; lass; adolescent female
being startled; getting a shock
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
be (that) as it may; having said that
besides; in addition; also; moreover
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to concern; to be related
to spread; to be propagated
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to go out and away; to leave
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
head; lead; vanguard; first
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill