play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to repeat; to do over again
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to lie down; to throw oneself down
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
perfectly round; perfectly circular
distinctive; characteristic
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
wherein; therein; thereinto
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
but; however; provided that
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one day; (on) a certain day
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on