truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
waking; waking up; awakening
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
surroundings; environs; circumference
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
now that; since; so long as; because
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?