friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
I see; that's right; indeed
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
on the occasion of; at the time of
family; relatives; dependents; household
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
particularly; only; in the case of
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
as; because; with; due to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
ruler's orders; master's orders
succession to another's professional name
on the occasion of; at the time of