to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
myself; yourself; I; me; you
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
regret; repentance; remorse
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
in that manner; like that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
last night; yesterday evening
tune (melody, piece of music)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances