season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
senior high school; high school
graduate; alumnus; alumna
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
program (e.g. TV); programme
planning; plan; project; arrangements
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
why; how; for what reason
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
reopening; resumption; restarting
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
woman; female; feminine gender
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
such ... as; or some such
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to look around; to survey
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to discuss; to talk together
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal