cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to be boiled; to be cooked
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be sooty; to be stained
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
large family; extended family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
family-oriented; familial
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
secret; private; surreptitious
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
changing clothes; change of clothes
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort