to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
official announcement; proclamation
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
people; men and women; each person; everybody
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
diverse; various; wide-ranging
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor