pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
observation; survey; watching
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to boil strongly; to be excited
androgynous; gender-neutral
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve