introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
Yamasato Ryouta (1977.4.14-)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
though; notwithstanding; although
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
resolute; determined; bold
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
tradition; legend; folklore
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
originally; by nature; from the start
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy