playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
state of mind; mentality; psychology
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
another time; some other time
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to not believe one's ears
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
president (of a society); chairman
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
personal; individual; private
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely