it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
that is to say; so that means
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
question; inquiry; enquiry
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
older sister; elder sister
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
as (for); for; in the capacity of
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be parted from; to be separated
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
soon; before long; in the near future