[kotoyoro ; kotoyoru] (n) (col) (abbr) (See あけおめことよろ) abbreviation of "kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu" (please be kind to me again this year)
[うおごころあればみずごころ, uogokoroarebamizugokoro] (exp) (id) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
[うおこころあればみずこころあり, uokokoroarebamizukokoroari] (exp) (id) (See 魚心あれば水心) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
[そうしょくけいだんし, soushokukeidanshi] (n) (See 草食男子・そうしょくだんし・1) young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented
[そうしょくだんし, soushokudanshi] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 草食系男子) young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbr) (sl) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls
[たいりつおう, tairitsuou] (n) antiking; would-be king
[やさしくする, yasashikusuru] (exp, vs-i) to be kind to; to treat kindly
[いたわる, itawaru] (v5r, vt) (1) to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to console; to be kind to; (2) to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; (P)
[おきる, okiru] (v1, vi) to be kindled (fire); to be made