playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
Kinashi Noritake (1962.3-)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
just who do you think you are?
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
positive thinking; optimism
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
melting; fusion; liquefaction
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
by sheer strength; by brute force
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
departure; leaving; setting off
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
area; region; district; locality
slope; slanting surface; bevel
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly