half and half; fifty-fifty
showcase; display case; vitrine
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
standard; set; routine; decided
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
outcast; odd man out; pariah
comfort; consolation; diversion
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to pay the bill; to settle an account
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
help; assistance; service
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)