of great promise; with a promising future
in person; personally; directly
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
mediator; manager; caretaker
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; in what manner
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
and; thereupon; because of that