cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
retainer; vassal; servant
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
in case of; at that time; at this time
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
incident; affair; happening; event
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cabinet (of a government); ministry
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
imperial command; royal command
political friend; friend with the same political views
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to freeze to death; to die of cold
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
engraver; carver; sculptor
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words