humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
as before; as ever; as it was originally
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
for a while; for some time; for a period
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to prostrate oneself (before)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to become misty; to become hazy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
with a friendly grin; smilingly
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
business; trade; operations; sales
each time it happens; at all such times
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day