by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
first time; first; initial
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
absence; disregard; indifference
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve