language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
music theory; musical theory
professor; teaching; instruction
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to be called; to do
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it is I who should say so
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
time; hour; period; class
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress