amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
such a thing; something like that
trend of the times; way things are going
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
patting; stroking; caressing
function; facility; faculty; feature
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
such; this sort of; like this
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over