to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right in the center (centre)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
counter for chairs or seats
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
cesspool; sink; manure sink
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash