to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
hidden room; secret chamber
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
blood relationship; blood relative
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
nonchalantly; without a care
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
expectation; anticipation; forecast
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
ongoing; in progress; afoot
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing