(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
humming a tune (while doing something else)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
second basement level; subbasement
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
totally willing; fully motivated
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
else; in addition; besides
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
trivial; not amounting to much
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
unworthy; unbecoming; improper