to join forces; to cooperate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
the lower classes; the common people
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to become settled; to be fixed
bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
foreign; abroad; overseas
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
how; in what way; how about; questionable
of course; certainly; naturally
sobering up; method of sobering up
common use; communal use; sharing
direct connection; direct link
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lump together; put all together
(someone else's) child; child; kid
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know