prejudice; bias; distorted view
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
special training; intensive training; crash course
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
in the future; another day; later
elder sister; effeminate man
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
yearned for; longed for; missed
to feel oneself indebted to
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
trouble; quarrel; dispute
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
leaving everything up to someone else
to detain; to check; to restrain
it is I who should say so
this for sure; certainly is
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
parting; separation; farewell
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
charming; fascinating; attractive