cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
junior high school student; middle school pupil
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
degree of familiarity; popularity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
instant; moment; for an instant
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
almost; roughly; approximately
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
go that far; to that extent
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
very; extremely; excessively
in the background; not standing out
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable