pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
each time; frequently; always
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
of course; certainly; naturally
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
continuation; succession; series
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold