bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
(department) store; (department) stores
in session; in progress; under way; open
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem