laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to explain adequately; to be accountable
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to lead someone around by the nose
young; youth; young person
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
jumping about; rampancy; domination
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to have a relationship; to have relations
make no progress; remain unsettled
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
nothing but; none other than
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
reason for being; raison d'être