to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ability; performance; efficiency
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
stamp collecting; philately
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
shopping; purchased goods
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
neighbourhood; neighborhood
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
old friend; old acquaintance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
silver; senior citizen; pensioner