word game; wordplay; playing with words
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get someone to say; to make someone say
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to turn completely into; to become completely
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
at least; at most; (even) just
memories; recollections; reminiscence