honour; honor; glory; privilege
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
rest; break; recess; intermission
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
local program; local programme
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...