enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to recall; to remember; to recollect
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
exercise to help digestion
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
again; once more; a second time
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all night; throughout the night
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
security; stability; safety; peace
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages