love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how many years; how long; what year
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the place for; the time for; the level of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
middle of the night; dead of night
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period