trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
training; drill; practice; discipline
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to spend time (on doing something)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
how dare ...; how could ...
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger