friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
space; interval; space character; whitespace
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
gesture; sign; hand signal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause