eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
friction; discord; strife
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
slightly early; just before
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
(turned out) all right in the end
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
singing voice; (sound of) singing
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
interval; step; pitch; key
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part