lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
victim; injured party; sufferer
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
protest action; protest movement
pure heart; naivete; innocence
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
practice; practising; training; study
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
so; like this; in this way
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
don't worry; there's no need to worry
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
take-out; take-away; carry-out