confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
one's family (home) background (environment)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
single word; a few words; brief comment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
the last moment; the very end
splish-splash; with a splash
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
results; record; grades; marks
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat