teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
(someone else's) daughter
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
world; society; people; the public
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
stopping at; going no further than
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
(political) power; authority; influence
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to bring; to take; to bring about
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
since one was born; (in) all one's life
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
mask; disguise; guise; mask
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
polite; respectful; reverent