story; tale; talk; discussion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to spread; to be propagated
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
participation; joining; entry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
priority; order of precedence