very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
boy; son; baby boy; young man
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to come and go; to go back and forth
more than anything; above all else
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
many; numerous; various; large number of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sense of smell; olfaction
(not) even with; (not) even using
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
why; how; for what reason
to be thrilled; to be excited
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while