to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
number of times; frequency; count
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
from the viewpoint of; according to
medium; mediocrity; average
classification; categorization; sorting
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
intelligence; intellect; brains
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand