to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ill will; malice; evil intent
point in common; common feature
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after school (at the end of the day)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be born; to come into the world
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(right at the) side; just beside
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)