joke; playfulness; kidding around
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
fate; chance; relationship; tie
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
being in love with each other
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to satisfy the requirements
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with