to make merry; to be festive
(not) even once; (not) ever
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
one after another; in rapid succession
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
slightly early; just before
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
both hands; both arms; ten
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
with a start; with a jump
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
again (and again); once again; yet again
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
grandfather; male senior-citizen
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless