enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to begin; to set about; to start
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
have a good day; take care; see you
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
vacant house; unoccupied house
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
totally willing; fully motivated
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms