playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
future (usually near); prospects
prime minister; premier; chancellor
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
recommendation; endorsement
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
double suicide; lovers' suicide
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes