(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
work style; way of working
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
electrical machinery; appliances
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say