putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
vibration; vibrato; trill
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
sorry; excuse me; thank you
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only