teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
whispering into a person's ear
to put into effect; to put into practice
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
decision; determination; resolution
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to chase; to run after; to pursue
back street; back alley; off-street
many; much; plenty; hardly
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
running as fast as one can
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street