thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to feel; to sense; to experience
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
social networking service; SNS
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
beginning; outset; first; onset
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul