house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
preparation; arrangements
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
day after day; day by day
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
heir; inheritor; successor
tool; implement; means; furniture
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
diagnosis; medical examination
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
cooperation; collaboration
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
playing (music) by ear; transcribing (music) by ear
unidentifiable; unidentified
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something