basic principle; fundamental principle
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
firm; strong; solid; stable
nothing but; except; no more than
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
modesty; humility; being humble
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
main purpose; primary objective