rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
modesty; self-control; discretion
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
setting a bad example to others
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
no matter how much time passes
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to call each other; to call out to one another
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
to approach; to draw near
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be at a loss for words
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest