to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
reason for being; raison d'être
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
murder for pleasure; lust murder
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
tool; implement; means; furniture
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
theatre; theater; playhouse
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to fight with swords; to cross swords
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
festival merrymaking; revelry
participant; entrant; player; competitor
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight