to make merry; to be festive
one-sided; partial; unfair
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
pronunciation; production of sound
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
recovery; rescue; recapture
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to find useful; to think highly of
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
sexy; popular; well-liked
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
tedious; boring; being fed up with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
stupid person; slow-witted person
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)