playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
total destruction by fire; being burned down
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
legal; lawful; legitimate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody