playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
practice; practising; training; study
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
with a momentary flash of light
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
first anniversary of a person's death
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
pebbly beach; rocky beach
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
appearance; how one looks to others; towards the outside; outside part
true seal (animal); earless seal
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
pan lid; pot lid; kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
doing as one is told; yes-man
that is to say; so that means