antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
sharp sighted; easily awakened
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
dark purple; grape (colour)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
close; intimate; on good terms
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
small change; coins; small sum of money
to accompany; to go with; to go together
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
ill will; malice; evil intent
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
good person; virtuous person
warp; curvature; curve; arch
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to try and do something; to attempt to do something