popular name; common name; nickname; alias
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
senior high school; high school
Spain; Spanish (language)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be surprised; to be astonished
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
notice; attention; observation
proper; right; reasonable
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event