older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
myself; yourself; I; me; you
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...