inspection; examination; checking
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
thicket; coppice; brushwood
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it's no joke; gimme a break!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
imagination; supposition; guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
no matter how much time passes
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to revere; to respect; to worship
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
scene; sight; scenario; setting
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
things at hand; personal belongings
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)