enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
just because; even if; even though
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise