to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
charming; fascinating; attractive
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to kick (at someone, something)
metallic sound; metallic clank
suffix for familiar person
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
true character; real nature
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
even if; even though; however; no matter how
loveable; very likeable; like very much
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank