confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
beginning; outset; first; onset
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
looking away; looking aside
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to become red; to redden; to blush
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
exactly as stated; verbatim
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to get strong; to gain strength
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to push aside; to push one's way through