happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
man; male; masculine gender
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unless one ...; if one does not ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many years; how long; what year
birth; creation; formation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
again; once more; a second time
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason