bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
straight-laced person; stubborn person
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
such; like that; in that way
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to take away; to carry off
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to take back; to recapture
several weeks; a few weeks
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to torment; to harass; to tease
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)