to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
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)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to congratulate; to celebrate
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
nothing but; except; no more than
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
staying up all night; all-night vigil
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to flare up; to burst into flames
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to tell; to state; to do
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)