to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
real talk; serious conversation
each and all; every single one; everybody
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
close; intimate; on good terms
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
lower half of the body; nether parts
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
woman; female; feminine gender
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
the front; honest; upright; decent
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
interval; step; pitch; key
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to make merry; to be festive
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?