precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
general public; the masses
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
practice; practising; experience
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
one's history as a performer
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
general election (of the lower house)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
fee; charge; rate; material
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)