to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that's true; of course; obviously
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; not joking; straight
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
of course; certainly; naturally
deadly serious; deadly earnest
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
as a child; when one was a child
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
entering and leaving hospital
to repeat; to do something over again
environment; circumstance
one day; (on) a certain day
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?