addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
solution; solution strategy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
computer game; video game
digital native; person who has grown up in the age of computers, the Internet, etc.
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
talk about various topics
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
cooperation; collaboration
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet