change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
oops!; I did it again; now I've done it; I've messed up
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
second marriage; remarriage
to move (house); to change residence
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
cares; ill feeling; reserve
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
drinking water; potable water
bygones; the past; past event
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
height (of body); stature
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
and; thereupon; because of that
new and old; incoming and outgoing
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
water's edge; beach; shore
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads