How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
just a minute; small quantity
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
around the world; throughout the world
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
account book; register; ledger
senior high school student
because of; owing to; due to
results; record; grades; marks
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force