to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; even though; despite
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street