play equipment; playground equipment
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to indicate; to show; to point to
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
running as fast as one can
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
succeeding; following; trailing; next
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
superstition; superstitious belief
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to stop (plug) one's ears