tune (melody, piece of music)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
so; like this; in this way
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; the matter in question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)