half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
attractive face and figure
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
very important person; super star; super big shot
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
surely (not); certainly (not)
in person; personally; directly
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
honour; honor; glory; privilege
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
proposal; offer; request; application
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
gratitude; thanks; apology
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
prudent; thoughtful; discreet