greeting; a fine thing to say
hello; good day; good afternoon
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
for the first time in one's life
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
time; hour; period; class
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
present; gift; to give a present or gift
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
instead; but (on the other hand)
to behave well (of a child)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to pick up; to find; to gather
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
putting out the light; switching off the light