Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
voiced consonant in Japanese
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
indescribable; inexpressible
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
pronunciation; production of sound
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
registration; accession; register; entry; record
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
censorship; inspection; examination
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
sorry; excuse me; thank you
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity