to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
myself; yourself; I; me; you
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
regret; repentance; remorse
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
in that manner; like that
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
last night; yesterday evening
tune (melody, piece of music)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good