to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
sorry; excuse me; thank you
evening meal; dinner; supper
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
story; tale; talk; discussion
chance; opportunity; occasion
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
why; how; for what reason
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
no need to guess; certainly