gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
literally; to the letter; literal
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
just like; the same as; no different than
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
supply; provision; raising; procurement
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
fast-talking; rapid talking
preference; priority; precedence
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom