Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
Air on the G string (Bach, from BWV 1068)
hand luggage; hand baggage
favorite; favourite; habitually used
but; even so; still; that said
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
to stand by; to be on standby
string instrument; stringed instrument
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
dropout; quitter; deserter
number of votes obtained (polled)
first generation; founder
number of votes polled; poll votes
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
bunch of flowers; bouquet
nesting hole; burrow; den
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be contrary to one's expectations
maximum permissible level or dosage
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor