therapeutic crying for stress relief; having a good cry
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to die by drowning; to drown
immunization; immunisation; shots; inoculation; preventive injection
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
trademark gag; trademark routine
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
expression of love; showing love
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause