ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
after that; afterwards; thereafter
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
such; like that; that sort of; very
surroundings; environs; circumference
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
near; close; beside; third person
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
very interesting; of great interest
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
something like ...; something called ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
notes; comment; remark; annotation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
name; given name; first name
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)