willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
producer (film, TV, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
in one's own way or style
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
performing music in the street; busking