to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
beginning; outset; first; onset
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
tune (melody, piece of music)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the place for; the time for; the level of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
moving; touching; stirring
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
pointing out; identification
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
expression; presentation; representation; notation