good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
just because; even if; even though
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
so; like this; in this way
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
arm; skill; efforts; ability