a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
moment by moment; hour by hour
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
present; gift; to give a present or gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to compose; to put together
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
middle of the night; dead of night
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
refined taste; good taste
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
chair; stool; post; office; position
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept