positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
other side; opposite side; other party
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
long coat; full-length coat
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
time; season; period; phase; stage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
how long; how far; how much
to be worried; to be troubled
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
everything; anything; nothing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade