very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
honour; honor; glory; privilege
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
Japanese person; Japanese people
just because; even if; even though
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
impression; strong belief; conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish