to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
reset; fresh start; new beginning
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
completing a game; beating a game
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
great and splendid land; excellent location; splendid place
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to leave as it is; to defer
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
neighbouring house; neighboring house
almost (did); nearly (did)
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
master; teacher; stable master
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
the gods of heaven and earth
that said; that being said
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background