extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
encouragement; urging; spurring on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
time; hour; period; class
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange