oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
explanation; interpretation
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
big thanks; great gratitude
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
you (plural); all of you; you all
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
odds and ends; all; every
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
recovery; undoing; recall
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)