cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hotcake; (American) pancake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
handheld mixer; hand mixer
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why