young (e.g. young children); of few years
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
word game; wordplay; playing with words
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to have a narrow escape from death
answering machine; answer phone
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
railroad; railway; rail transport
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to overdo; to do too much
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feeling; sense; impression
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
one more time; once more; once again
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience