good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
4th day of the month; four days
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to try to do; to attempt to do
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
then; and (then); in that case; if so
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to make an appearance; to show up
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to polish up; to shine up
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
what do you want?; can I help you?
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
national holiday; public holiday
legend; folklore; tradition
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
festival merrymaking; revelry
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to order; to command; to appoint