answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
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
road approaching a shrine
senior high school; high school
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
reconciliation; make peace with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that