to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning