going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
outward appearance; apparent
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
long (time that has passed); old (story)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to form a group; to form a bunch
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
older sister; elder sister
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
order; command; directions; instructions
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together