someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
sharing; division; draw; tie
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
department store; department
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture