liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sampling food; tasting; trying
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how; in what way; how about; questionable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
no!; no no!; no, not at all
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
establishment (of a business); founding
beginning; outset; first; onset
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
so; like this; in this way