trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to attempt; to test; to try out
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
the other day; a few days ago
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment