advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
very; extremely; excessively
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
club activities; extracurricular activities
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton