mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
in succession; one by one
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
otherwise; or else; if not
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give