heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
tradition; legend; folklore
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
summer vacation; summer holiday
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
serious; not joking; straight
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Japanese (people, language, style)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to speak; to hear a voice
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you