Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
children's story; fairy tale
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
practice; practising; training; study
unique; individual; original; unusual
together; at the same time; same; identical
unveiling; debut; introduction
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sampling food; tasting; trying
curious; strange; unusual
observation; survey; watching
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to take a veneer off something
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace