to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
minority group (party); minority
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
one's manners; one's attitude
way of talking; speaking style
casual speech; peer language; informal language
the same; the said; likewise
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
man; male; masculine gender