showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
one by one; one after another; successively
to read the situation; to sense the mood
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be able to manage somehow or another
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
exchange of blows; long rally
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
you; (arch.) your residence
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
now that; since; so long as; because
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
mental illness; emotional disorder
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain