(United States of) America; USA
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
expenses; costly; expensive
boy; son; baby boy; young man
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
third day of the month; three days
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to need; to call for; to require
hello; good day; good afternoon
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
fine weather; fair weather
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
it's been a long time; long time no see
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
evening meal; dinner; supper
to work hard; to make an effort
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)