book; volume; this; present; main; head
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
letter; missive; note; mail
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
private tutor; coach; governess
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
good feeling; feeling good
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
certainly; surely; definitely
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
seeing off and meeting on return