to engage in lively conversation
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
within the blood; blood-borne
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
period of youth; while young
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to follow another's example
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
assertion; declaration; affirmation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to understand (each other); to comprehend
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky