Vocabulary

excuse me / sorry

nice to meet you

repetition mark in katakana

voiced repetition mark in katakana

repetition mark in hiragana

voiced repetition mark in hiragana

ditto mark

"as above" mark

kanji repetition mark

circle

alphabetical order

NHK Symphony Orchestra

O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

(former) regular (stops at every station) Tōhoku-line Shinkansen

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

useless; no good; hopeless

gaudy; showy; garish; loud

to discuss

to treat; to handle; to deal with

Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley

there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where

floundering while nearly drowning

innocent; cherubic; childlike

that; those; the

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.)

fool; oaf; airhead

land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)

that; that thing

shape up!; act properly!

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

suspicious; dubious; unreliable

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

in any case; whatever the case may be

many; much; plenty

bad; wrong; naughty

stubborn person; strong-minded person; obstinate person

now; come (now); well