enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
festival; feast; carnival
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
patting; stroking; caressing
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
complete change; about-face
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be late; to be unpunctual
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)