Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
near-miss; just missing (each other)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
genuine article; real thing; real deal