to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
small grain; small stature or ability
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
the opposite sex; isomerism
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
seeing for the first time; first sight
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
explosion; rupture; break off
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to pick up; to find; to gather
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
don't you think?; indicates question
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
honor; honour; credit; prestige
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
participation; joining; entry; adherence
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
every year; yearly; annually
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
older sister; elder sister
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
use; utilization; utilisation; application