habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
river; stream; River; the ... river
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide