play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
interference; intervention; meddling
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to frolic about; to mess around
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
writing; composition; essay; sentence
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
study; pursuit of knowledge
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
right beside; close to; nearby
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
social meeting place; watering hole
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
furious facial expression
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to leave (a scene); to step away
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on