to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
how many years; how long; what year
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
question; inquiry; enquiry
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to rise; to erect; to get up
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
emotional strength; force of will
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)