jokingly; in the form of a joke
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to ask a question; to ask questions
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to smile (at); to grin (at)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
training; drill; practice; discipline
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
largehearted; frank; unaffected
the lower classes; the common people
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)