youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
(your) choice; preference; wish
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
whispering into a person's ear
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
in; on; at; during; in the condition of