to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
superstition; superstitious belief
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
Nagasaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
continuation; succession; series; continuous
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
it is I who should say so
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
congratulation; celebration
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand