safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to happen to hear; to overhear
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
business world; business circles; (the) industry
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating