directly from the original or reliable source
直接的に元のまたは信頼できるソースから (chokusetsuteki ni moto no matawa shinrai dekiru sōsu kara)
"I heard the news from the horse’s mouth."
"私はそのニュースを直接聞きました。" (Watashi wa sono nyūsu o **chokusetsu kikimashita**.)
someone’s real character or intentions
something insignificant or of little value
to begin to feel uncertain or unsure
to deceive or trick someone
to make changes to something to make it more interesting or...
To exert effort or work hard at something.