to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
from here; from this place
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
brass (musical) instrument
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
don't you think?; indicates question
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
company president; manager; director
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
time; season; period; phase; stage
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with