happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
very young; little; childish; immature
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
of course; certainly; naturally
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
discovery; detection; finding
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis