to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to shout (in anger); to yell
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
construction; architecture (of buildings)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
older sister; elder sister
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
failure; mistake; blunder
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
annual (plant); first-year student
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
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)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
serious; grave; dignified; solemn