happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
operation; functioning; running
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
waking; waking up; awakening
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
means; way; method; measure
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch