beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sympathy; compassion; pity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interchange; service interchange
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
very loud volume; megavolume
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
first-rate; finest quality; the best
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)