to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
interpersonal; between individuals
human relations; personal relationships
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
snake; serpent; large snake
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
... years old; age (of) ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
main purpose; primary objective
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)