as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
interview (e.g. for a job)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
notice; attention; observation
door; gate; opening; title page
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
battlefield; battleground
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink