duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
3000; three thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
here and there; everywhere
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood