to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
correspondence; exchange of letters
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to amuse oneself; to make merry
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
unrequited love; one-sided love
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
business; trade; operations; sales
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
junior high school student; middle school pupil
first thing in the morning
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group