because; the reason is; if you want to know why
disclosure; exposure; revelation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very loose; slowly; leisurely
January; first month of the lunar calendar
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
in search of; in order to look for
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
preparations for a journey
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
promotion; raising of status
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
nesting hole; burrow; den
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
(with a) start; fright; alarm
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier