just because; even if; even though
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
little by little; bit by bit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
check; restraint; oppression; repression
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to whine; to make feeble complaints
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
sour look; surly face; pout
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
(another's) daughter; young lady
mental derangement; madness; insanity
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there