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
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be silent; to say nothing
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
narrow; thin (sized); slender
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
environment; circumstance
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal