to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to ask a question; to ask questions
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
work-in-progress; working state
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
the other day; some time ago; recently
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
taking care of one's health
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to grumble over one's wine cups
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of