internal conditions; true state of affairs
true character; real nature
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
one's house; one's home; one's family
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
scale; scope; plan; structure
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
such; like that; in that way
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
just because; even if; even though
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to slide into; to slip into
freely; right and left; as one pleases