joke; playfulness; kidding around
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
each time it happens; at all such times
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
bragging of one's misfortune
story of one's experiences
such; like that; in that way
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
marriage proposal; courtship
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
prior investment; upfront investment
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to have a relationship; to have relations
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
in line with this; therefore
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
recuperation; medical treatment
follow-up (tracing) survey
going to the hospital for regular treatment
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
can do; may do; be capable of doing
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip