play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to rebuke; to scold harshly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
preparing a prescription; compounding a medicine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
pronunciation; production of sound
class; heading; group; category
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
affected part; diseased part; wound
each place; various places
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
long illness; protracted illness
internal organ; viscera; gut
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
making (to order); preparation; manufacture
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
(medical) decoction; infusion
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence