putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
invisibly; secretly; privately
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
declaration of war; proclamation of war
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to roll up; to be rolled up
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
instead; but (on the other hand)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to save; to leave over; to spare
colorless and transparent
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
from the beginning; from scratch
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout