as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to amuse oneself; to make merry
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
suffix for familiar person
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as (for); for; in the capacity of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
continuation; succession; series; continuous
this world; this life; world of the living
that's the way it is; such is life
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
arrest; apprehension; capture