to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
lyrics; lyric (poetry); lyrical
height (of a person); stature
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
mic stand; microphone stand
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
don't you think?; indicates question
conviction; belief; confidence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)