terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
beginning; outset; first; onset
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
techno-; techno; techno-pop
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to collect; to assemble; to gather
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
certainly; surely; definitely
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less