thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
strong-willed; strong of heart
waste of time; killing time
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
no, not like that (but like this)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
kiss scene; kissing scene
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)