moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
power; authority; influence
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
sincere; earnest; serious
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
for more details ...; for further information ...
guardians; parents; father and older brother
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
self-introduction (of a character)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection