interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
letter; missive; note; mail
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
all present; all concerned; all of us
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
theatre; theater; playhouse
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)