good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
of great promise; with a promising future
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
drama; play; powerful drug
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
one day; (on) a certain day
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into