playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
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)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
lottery; tombola; drawing
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
internal organ; viscera; gut
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
earnestly; immediately; exactly
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
social life; social intercourse
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
individual; private person; personal; private
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
solitude; loneliness; isolation
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)