character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
hungry (e.g. for success)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
department store; department
university student; college student
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
two times; twice; two degrees
just because; even if; even though
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
long time; long interval; for quite some time
primary school; elementary school; grade school
father; dad; husband; you; he
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to choke; to have trouble breathing
the other day; a few days ago
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment