play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to begin to walk; to set out
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
furry (enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
simple is best; less is more
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to crawl out of; to creep out of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle