knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
festival; feast; carnival
when it becomes; when it comes to
every year; yearly; annually
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
don't worry about it; forget about it
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
older sister; lass; young lady
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
letter; missive; note; mail
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella