promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
people; men and women; each person; everybody
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
story; tale; talk; discussion
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fairyland; never-never land
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to lose heart; to lose motivation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cooperation; collaboration
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
entrance; admission; entering
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
number one; first; best; most; game; round