in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
very young; little; childish; immature
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
special training; intensive training; crash course
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
misanthropy; misanthropist
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
electricity; (electric) light
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
pet groomer; animal groomer; laminate trimmer; trimmer; hair clipper
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats