actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sincere; earnest; serious
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to listen again; to ask again
expression; look; countenance; face
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
(already) known; established
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
technique; art; skill; move
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just