to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to detain; to check; to restrain
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
exemption; exoneration; discharge
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
way of talking; speaking style
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
participation in government
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to speak ill of; to disparage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)