play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
finishing blow; coup de grâce
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
general idea; concept; notion
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
death penalty; capital punishment
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
self-control; self-restraint
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
one grain; one drop; one bead
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
nutritional value; food value
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample