song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
company; corporation; workplace
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
all present; all concerned; all of us
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
whereabout; about where; how much
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
clearing one's throat; cough
difficult to ...; hard to ...
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon