consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
honorific/polite/humble prefix
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
drama; theatre; theater; play
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
but; however; provided that
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
guardian; protector; patron; parent
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
retainer; vassal; follower
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
person killed in action; the war dead
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to die; to lay down life's burden