talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
many; numerous; various; large number of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to have a rumor circulating
accurate; correct; precise; exact
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
half-moon; half a month; semicircle