player (of a sport); athlete; team member
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
amount of money; sum of money
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
alone; by oneself; on one's own
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch