to make light of; to ignore; to slight
preference; priority; precedence
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
item; something that one "just has to have"
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
the touch of; feel of; texture
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to become inverted; to become reversed
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
(talking in a) half-joking manner
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason