dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to some extent; to a certain extent
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
sympathy; empathy; response
extensive; vast range; wide scope
housewife demographic; housewives
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
horror film; horror movie
blue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few