voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks); synchronized terrorist attacks
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
stairs; stairway; staircase
patriotic song; The Patriotic Song (e.g. Aegukga, national anthem of South Korea)
Christmas carol; Christmas song
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't you think?; indicates question
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage