story; tale; talk; discussion
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sweet voice; seductive voice
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to try all possible means
control; management (e.g. of a business)
secrecy; highly classified information
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
treasure chest; strongbox