even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
this world; this life; world of the living
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
tradition; legend; folklore
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
something like ...; something called ...
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very popular; highly favoured
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
myself; yourself; I; me; you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget