religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
pre-war days; before the war
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to stiffen; to become stiff
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
radio programme; radio program
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
festival; feast; carnival
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!