to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
operation; functioning; running
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
development; exploitation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
all you have to do is; just; that's all
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to dye; to colour; to color