by myself; in person; by oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
myself; yourself; I; me; you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
then; and (then); in that case; if so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow