dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
then; and (then); in that case; if so
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
nothing but; except; no more than
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not