safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
serious; not joking; straight
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
future (usually near); prospects
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
year in, year out; always; 24-7
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
story; tale; talk; discussion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)