hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
you (plural); all of you; you all
same generation; one's generation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
please; somehow or other; one way or another
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
coloured paper; colored paper
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to have meaning; to be meaningful
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
so; like this; in this way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
for example; for instance; e.g.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
tradition; legend; folklore