to refuse; to decline; to deny
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
opposite side; opposition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
front; frontage; facade; main
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
please (give me); please (do for me)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you