house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
continuation; succession; series; continuous
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
fast approach; quick intimacy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she