men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
recitation; reciting from memory
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
present; gift; to give a present or gift
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)