good humour (humor); good mood
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
time; season; period; phase; stage
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
junior high school student; middle school pupil
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
as a child; when one was a child
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on