golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
yen (currency of Japan); circle
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
one end; an end; part; fragment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
difference; disparity; gap
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
word game; wordplay; playing with words
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
talking while standing; standing around talking
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
welcome; (warm) reception