safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
why; how; for what reason
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
story; tale; talk; discussion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence