to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
street; quarter; district; area
that day; the very same day
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Japanese person; Japanese people
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
weather forecast; weather report
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
study; diligence; discount; reduction