cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
different thing; another question; different case
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
companion; partner; spouse
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unveiling; debut; introduction
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
charming; fascinating; attractive
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
remembrance; recollection; recognition
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
just because; even if; even though