hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to turn away
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
inexcusable; unthinkable; unacceptable; utterly unexpected; totally unforeseen
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
training; drill; practice; discipline
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
both (people); the two of them
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
pointing out; identification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal