special training; intensive training; crash course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
bureau director; office chief
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
reaction; response; reaction
very popular; highly favoured
hello; good day; good afternoon
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
infant; baby; little child
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)