favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
surely; certainly; without doubt
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
rather; sooner; preferably
close; intimate; on good terms
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
not caring; not giving a damn
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
reconciliation; make peace with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to step over or across; to overcome
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
yearned for; longed for; missed