friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
way of speaking; intimation
putting one's courage to the test
to compete with; to vie for
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
murder; homicide; manslaughter
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to wring the neck; to strangle
platoon commander; section commander
aggressiveness; aggression
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)