genuine article; real thing; real deal
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
postcard; memo; note; card
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
postcard; memo; note; card
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
contrived; false-sounding
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
regular respondent to a periodical or radio program
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
club activities; extracurricular activities
match; game; bout; contest
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
genius; prodigy; natural gift
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
without complaining (about this and that); without arguing; without grumbling; with good grace
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)