-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
marriage proposal; marriage talks
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
how dare ...; how could ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
how many people; a number of people