kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
tune (melody, piece of music)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to happen to hear; to overhear
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating