tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
un-; non-; negative prefix
looking up and down; actions; being obliging
boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes; hiding one's true feelings; person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to be amused or interested in
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
precocity; early ripening; premature development
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
formal; orthodox; in earnest
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
new student; freshman; first-year student
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
importation; ingression; migration; transfection
four corners; four ordinal directions
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to raise one's voice; to shout
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian