big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
little by little; bit by bit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
leisure; leisure time; spare time
like a part of the family
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to pass (of time); to elapse
detour; circuitous route; diversion
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to move forward; to move on