stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
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
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
tag (children's game); tig
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
difference; variation; difference
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
being all smiles with joy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity