to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
singing contest; person proud of their voice
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects