success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to come and go; to go back and forth
negative emotions; negative feelings
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
preparation; arrangements
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
even if ...; even supposing that ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
nervousness; oversensitivity
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out