older sister; elder sister
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
major subject; special study
life; living; I; me; student
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
until now; so far; up to the present
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to face; to go towards; to head towards
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
very popular; highly favoured
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scenery; scene; landscape
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common