authenticity; credibility
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
hot topic; talk of the town
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
society; the world; the times
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
each time it happens; at all such times
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to fall in love (with); to love
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)