confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
literally; to the letter; literal
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
established fact; fait accompli
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
rival; competitor; competition
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
changing completely; transformation
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
anything and everything; just about everything
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
society; the world; the times
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)