so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
senior high school student
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky