to ask; to enquire; to query
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
Japan's best; number one in Japan
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
reigning; controlling; dictating
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
together; at the same time; same; identical
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead