bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
both (people); the two of them
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
briskly with small steps; trotting
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
technically accomplished; technical; polished
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to express (in words); to confess
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment