to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
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.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
telephone call; telephone (device)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; not joking; straight
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation