wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
main street; avenue; boulevard
chance; opportunity; occasion
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
time; hour; period; class
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
3rd day of the month; three days
to hand (over); to deliver in person
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
boarder; boarding student
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
woman; female; feminine gender
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
rather than; more ... than ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)