expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
reality; actuality; hard fact
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
regret; repentance; remorse
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
physical strength; muscle strength
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
step; stride; counter for steps
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
personal; individual; private
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
nematode infection; nematodosis
deadly disease; sickness leading to death; terminal illness