to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
health management; health maintenance; health care
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sunlight filtering through trees
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
humming a tune (while doing something else)
good humour (humor); good mood
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
then; well then; if so; in that case
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor