to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the opposite sex; isomerism
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
spine (of book); binding (of book)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to take; to catch; to capture
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
script; screenplay; scenario
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
long ago; previous; of a former age
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece