and; thereupon; because of that
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
for example; for instance; e.g.
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
main question; real issue at hand
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
third day of the month; three days
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to join forces; to cooperate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
time; season; period; phase; stage
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to apologize; to apologise
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt