enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand