to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to see through; to see the true nature of something
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
logic; reasoning; argument
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
please (give me); please (do for me)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cooperation; collaboration
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range